Frank Brost, Mickelson chief of staff who carried state after airplane tragedy, dies

Frank Brost, Mickelson chief of staff who carried state after airplane tragedy, dies

For several days in 1993, Frank Brost helped hold South Dakota together in one of the state’s darkest moments.Brost was in his Capitol office on the evening of April 19, 1993 when a receptionist burst in and told him he had to take an urgent phone call. It was around 5 p.m., near quitting time.On the line was an official from the Federal Aviation Administration. An airplane carrying Brost’s boss, Gov. George Mickelson, had crashed near Dubuque, …